St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-18
TRIED TO BRIBE HIM.
Eleven of the Jurymen in the Haddook
Case for Acquittal and One
for Conviction.
Juror 0'COnnell Asserts That the De-
Tense Asked Him to Name
His Price.
He Also States the Defense Knew In
Advance He Held the Key
to The Situation.
Important Railway Developments
Large Elevator Burned at
Morris, Minn.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, April 17.-There were
but few persons in the court room when the
Judge asked the Haddock jury to report.
Foreman Z. p. Webster said that eleven of
the jury were agreed, but that one stood
somewhat stubbornly against the large
majority. Juror O'Connell, who is farmer
living in Liberty township, arose and re-
piled to this in feeling manner. He said
that he did not wish to be considered stub
born man, but that he had taken an oath
before God and man to honestly determine
che case as far as he was concerned, and
that he had endeavOred to regard that obli-
CATION. If he were to remain i'll the jury
room a month he could not and would not
change his opinion. Mr.. O'Comells eyes
filled with tears and his voice trembled from
emotion. No one who heard him could
doubt the sincerity of his motive. Judge
Lewis thereupon discharged the jury from
further consideration of the case. Rumors
from the jury room revealed that
THE FIRST BALLOT
stood ten for acquttal and two for convic-
ton. The vote of c. G. Goss. of Correc-
tionville, was cast for conviction on the
charge Of conspiracy. This young man is
the only one who declared on examination
as juror that he did not think he could
give fair and impartial verdict and that he
still had an opinion. The subsequent bal
lots stood as finally shown. 1t is said that
every possible argument was exhausted on
Juror O'Connell to induce him to change
his vote. He would not do SO. nor could
he favor verdict of murder in the first
degree, because he was opposed to capital
punishment. After the discharge of the
jury Foreman Webster went to Judge
Lewis and openly expressed the belief that
O'Connell was bought up by the state
Judge Lewis responded that he believed
the juror was honest in his conviction.
JUROR o'CoNNELL
was visited by reporter to-day before his
departure for home. The following inter
view was taken:
Have you heard any unpleasant COM
ments on your actiOn?" he was asked.
No, sir; have heard nothing OF that sort
If anything has been said it has not reached
my ears
THE friends of Arensdorf are censuring
Judge Lewis for diScharging the jury so
soon. Would it have made any difference in
the verdict if the court had sent you back?"
NO sir. My mind was not made up in
minute. If the court had kept US there FIVE
months my vote would have been the same"
The story is circulated that the jurors
were permitted 10 have whisky in the jury
room. Is that true?'
Il did not see any in the jury-room, but
those of them who wanted whisky had it
with them in their pockets and drank it DUR
ing the progress OF the trial.
Had you any idea of how the jury stood
before the case was submitted?"
''Iwas given to understand before the case
was closed that the defense knew the jury
would stand eleven to one for acquittal and
that l held the key to the situation
How did they know that!"
Mr.. O'Connell exclaimed, Indignantly: ST
had not expressed my opinion one way Or the
other. They must have got their information
from other sources. Perhaps they polled
their jury in advance"
mir. Webster told Judge Lewis that you
must have been bought by the prosecution.
What have you 10 say to that?'
Il have been very careful to avoid even
speaking to the judge or the states attor-
neg during the trial. l always passed them
without so much as saluting them
Would not there be more likelihood of
bribery Oh the other side?''
II don't want to implicate any one," said
Mr. O'COnnell, significantly.
WAS you offered hribe?''
81 was asked to name my price"
Are you willing TO say for publication that
you was asked 10 name your price?'
II Cm."
WAS that offer made in behalf of the pros
ecution or the defense?'
1T was in behalf of the defen SCI
"Who made the ofFer?''
Il decline to say at present, as do not wish
to get him into trouble"
Important Railway Developments.
Special to the Globe.
FARGO, April IA dispatch from Fer
gus Falls states that the surveyors of the
Minneapolis Il Pacific, running to Fargo,
have completed their work from Elbow
lake almost to Fergus Falls. and grading
will at once commence and complete the
line before harvest. 1t is claimed that part
OF the surveyors will start tomorrow to
survey line from Wahpeton to Fargo on
the east side of the Red river, and the road
will be built at once. forming part of
through line from Aberdeen to Fargo. This
will eventually be part of north and south
line between Fargo, Watertown, Sioux
Falls and Yankton. When the line is COM
pleted from Wahpeton to Fargo and Moor
head, the Moorhead &5 Northern, now op-
Grated about thirty miles, will be extended
north to strike the main line of the Mani
toba and be the main and shortest passen-
ger route north.